National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- Date:
- 1958 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- space exploration research and development space shuttle Voyager Apollo
- Related People:
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Neil Armstrong Michael Griffin Katherine Johnson David S. McKay
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), independent U.S. governmental agency established in 1958 for the research and development of vehicles and activities for the exploration of space within and outside Earth’s atmosphere. The organization is composed of four mission directorates: Aeronautics Research, for the development of advanced aviation technologies; Science, dealing with programs for understanding the origin, structure, and evolution of the universe, the solar system, and Earth; Space Technology, for the development of space science and exploration technologies; and Human Exploration and Operations, concerning the management of crewed space missions, including those to the International Space Station, as well ...(100 of 412 words)